Can punch and pouring device



March 29, 1938. G. c. SEVELLE CAN PUNCH AND POURING DEVIICE Filed July 31, 1935 M M H Tl E NZ N WV N mi N s A U i GB UNITED STATES PA'ITENT- OFFICE,

l i ieation July 31, 1935, Serial No. 34,071 Claims. '(CI. 65-61) My invention relates to improvements in can Figure 3 is a bottom plan view oi the cover showpunch and pouring devices, and it consists oi. the ing the pouring spout; and combinations, constructions and arrangements Figure 4 is a section along the line 4-4 or hereinafter described and claimed. Figure 3. I e

5 An object of my invention is to provide acan In carrying out;my invention I' provide a con- 5 punch and pouring device especially designed for tainer which has a cylindrical wall i and a bot. use with canned milk. The device consists of a tom 2. The wall i'may be provided with open- .container which receives the can of milk, and the lugs or windows if desired, and in the present container has a coverhinged thereto which carries form 01 the invention I have shown three such puncturing elements for puncturing two openwindows I separated from each other by i'ront'lo ings in the can top when the cover is closed. One strips M and a rear strip 5. The windows 3 do of the openings is made to therear oi the can not extend to the top of the container, nor do top and is designed to admit air to the can as they extend to ebottom. The bottom! is prothe milk is poured. This relieves any vacuum in vid wi h a fl e p n and the fingers may 1 the can and permits a more rapid pouring of the he inserted through this opening'when it is demilk. The other puncturing device also acts as sired to reove the can I from the container. a conduit and conveys the milk from the can to a A handle 8 cured to the container, and may be pouring spout whichis carried by the cover. The disposed in be oi the strip 5 if desired. The pouring spout is removable from the cover. and p of the container is p n n a 1110111111 Piece this permits the parts to be thoroughly cleaned. 8 is f d at a p int dia t y pp s t 20 A handle is provided for the container in order h ndle v to aid in the pouring and if desired a stopper A cover II is hinged to the container at H, may be removably disposed at the outlet end of w lls of th shape show in Figure T s ver the spout. carries a removable spout [2 on its inner surface, a 5 If desired the wall of the container maybe out see Figures; and 4. v The spout may be of any. away. t form windows -through h h th resin shape desired and I have illustrated the spout as ing matter on the can may be viewed. This wedge-shaped with the Widest P01171011 0f adapts the device to advertising pur oses. The the wedge disposed at the outlet end of the spout. puncturing elements irictionally engage with the Figure 4 Show! t p u 88 being D in can top when the cover is closed and hold the 01058 S n. and as havingtriangula yp 30 cover against accidental swinging into open posiflanges fl ride in simi rly Shaped grooves tion. 'After the can has been emptied of its milk H n the cover It It w be seen from this that the cover ran be manually swung into open t sp maybe slid nt 9 M911, n will tion, then the fingers may be inserted through frictionaliy hold itseli to the cover when the spout the opening in the bottom of the container 101'} 18 moved s extreme p i lifting the can from the container. l The spout carries a vent-forming tube II and The device is extremely simple in construction, a fl vevins ube Fi e 1 ows the and not only forms a ready means for puncturing tube N as being smaller in diameter than the a pouring opening and a vent opening in a can tube The l'm p 0f l a 18 Permit 49 top, but also provides a means for housing the the fluid from the can 1 to readily flow through 4 can. The device in use acts as a pitcher. n t the tube It, and the size of thetube is such as the vent and the pouring spout can be l to prevent the milk from forming a dim across which'makes the device sanitary. the tube and CO EN-l ng so as to stop further m other objects and n m m in sage of milk i'rom the can. Both tubes I5 and IS the following specification, and the novel 'i'eatures cutting edge and respectively and f h pm pom these edges puncture the can top I! at II and 2|- fi g zi f .17 ted out/m when the cover II is moved into cl position.

i 1 Thetubeii punctures the can top tthe rear My invention is illustratedin the accompanycan. while the tube I punctures the top su thuippuqimmi adjacent to the front of the can. This permits 50 n which I all or the fluid in the can to be delivered through Figure 1 i8 W WQQ th l the'tube ll, and also permits an immediate flow of vi e showin a can in-iiovdtloni air into the can through the tube II during each Figure 2 is a front elevation of the device with pouring operation. the can removed;

It will be noted 'irom -l 'lgui'e 1 that the rear 55 i face of the container wall I.

end of the spout i2 is open as at 22, and that the can top extends above the upper edges 23 of the windows 3. An air compartment is therefore formed by the can top I9, the cover It), and the container wall I. Air can filter into this compartment between the can I and the inner sur- This permits air to find its way through the opening 22 and into the can i as the milk is withdrawn, while still closing the opening against the entrance of any insects. The outlet end oi the spout I2 is made large enough to readily handle all of the fluid passing through the tube Hi. This will prevent the fluid from backing up in the spout H. A washer 2d of rubber or leather is disposed on the tube it and seals the opening H in the can. The spout i2 has downwardly inclined portions 25 disposed adjacent to the tube 16, and this causes any fluid in the spout to gravitate back into the can when the pouring operation is completed. The tubes l and I5 may be screwed or,

otherwise secured to the spout l2.

If desired a stopper 2T5 may be inserted in the outlet end of the spout, and this stopper may be connected to the container by means of a chain 27. The spout 62 has an "enlargement 28 designed to abut against the outer end of the mouth piece 9 to form acontinuous and symmetrical appearance for the mouth piece. The windows 3 permit the writing on the can to be viewed and in this, way the device acts as an advertising medium. I

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood.

The cover It! is opened and the can is placed in the container I. The cover is now swung into a position where the tube l5 rests on the can top device is ready for use.

IS. The cover is now manually moved into closed position, and this will cause the tubes I5 and It to puncture the can top at the places designated. The stopper 26 may now be removed, and the much the same manner as a pitcher, and the cover is held against accidental opening by the engagement of. the "tubes !5 and i6 in the can top. After each use of the device the stopper 25 may again be inserted in the mouth piece l2. When the can is emptied the cover is swung into open position, and then the can is removed from the container i, this beingaccomplished by the.

the ,scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. A can punctin'ing and pouring devicecom- The device is handled in prising a can container with windows therein whose upper edges are spaced below the top of the can-disposed in the, container, a cover hinged to the container, the can top cooperating with the container wall and cover for providing a protected space against insects, a spout carried by the cover, a vent tube and a liquid conveying tube carried by the spout and designed to puncture the can top when the cover is swung into closed position, the end oi-the spout disposed within the container, opening into the space defined by the can, the container and the cover, and a stopper removably disposed in the outlet end of the spout, whereby both the vent and the outlet end of the spout are protected from insects.

2. A container designed to receive a can and having an inside diameter slightly larger than the diameter o1. a can receivable in the container; the wall of the container being provided with openings disposed below the can top; a cover for the container; can puncturing members carried 4 by the cover and constituting an air vent and a liquid outlet for the can; said cover, container wall, and can top constituting the sides of an air compartment; said air vent communicating with the air compartment; whereby the air flowing into the can to take the place 01' the liquid poured out is shielded from insects and foreign matter.

3. A can puncturing and pouring device comprising a container for a can, a cover for the container, said cover having a channel on its inner surface tapered lengthwise, a troughhaving a similar lengthwise taper and being removably disposed in the channel for forming a liquid-tight seal along the edges 01 the trough, and a pair of can cutting tubes carried by the trough, said trough and tubes being removable as a unit for cleaning purposes, the removal of the trough also permitting the channelto be cleaned.

4. A can puncturing and pouring device comprising a container for a can and providedwith openings in its wall whose upper edges are spaced below the can top, a cover for the container and cooperating with the container wall and can top for providing a protected space from insects, a spout tube and event tube carried by the container and designed to puncture the can top, the vent tube opening into the protected space in the container top, whereby the vent tube is protected from insects and foreign matter.

5. A can puncturing and pouring device comprising a container for a can, a cover for the containen'said cover having a channel on its inner surface tapered lengthwise, a trough having a 

